She felt her heart would burst with sorrow. ‘Who am I? What am I?’ she wondered. ‘Where have my desires led me?’ She thought back and realized that she had used the people she loved to achieve her goals. The trees ask me And the sky And the sea asks me Who am I? Who am I? ‘I am Umme Mariam whose pride in her talent made her arrogant. So arrogant that she was blinded to all others. Whose only aim was to appear in the society pages of every newspaper, so that others might see her and envy her good fortune. I am she who for fame abandoned her art and instead of paint used filth to color her art so that it would be acceptable to those who purchase it. I am she whose art has moved from the spiritual level to lowest level possible. In exchange of art I accepted wealth, fame and recognition. For this I got praise and honour…or what passes for it.’ Umera Ahmed is a novelist, short story writer and scriptwriter based in Sialkot. She did her Masters in English Literature from Murray College, Sialkot. She served in the Cambridge wing of Army Public College, Sialkot, as a teacher, before writing for the electronic media. She has authored 21 books so far, comprising novels, compilations of short stories and plays. Seven of her TV drama serials have received awards.

By: Umaira Ahmad
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Pages 448
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Weight 800(gm)
ISBN 9789690023414
What is next to ecstasy?’ ‘Pain.’ ‘And what is next to pain?’ ‘Nothingness.’ ‘What is next to nothingness?’ ‘Hell! The place which has nothing ahead…… everything is left behind…… There’ll come a time when all this will make sense to you…… and you’ll never ask anyone what is next to ecstasy.’ Pir-e-Kamil has a message for everyone…. there comes a moment in life when one has to decide between light and darkness.. Even in light one needs to tread carefully because once in the darkness it makes no difference whether one can or cannot see. But sometimes there is a second chance, one may repent and trace back his steps to light. At this point the only solace is the voice that guides and leads to light, the voice of The Perfect Mentor. Umera Ahmed is a novelist, short story writer and scriptwriter based in Sialkot. She did her Masters in English Literature from Murray College, Sialkot. She served in the Cambridge wing of Army Public College, Sialkot, as a teacher, before writing for the electronic media. She has authored 21 books so far, comprising novels, compilations of short stories and plays. Seven of her TV drama serials have received awards.